Apron



E. C. PEASE.

APRON. APPLICATION} men ocT.22. 1,920.

1,385,391 Patented July 26, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

APRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1921.

Application filed October 22, 1920. Serial No. 418,673.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA C. PnAsn, citizen of the United States,residing at Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aprons,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in aprons of the type that may betermed arm aprons, and is intended for use in connection with haircutters which of late are coming so much in common use.

The objects of my invention are: to provide an apron one end of which isto be worn about the arm of persons cutting their own hair, or by abarber in the operation of cut ting anothers hair, or by the party whosehair is being cut by the barber and the other end buttoned around theneck of the wearer; to provide a means of catching and collecting thefalling hair during the process of hair cutting; to provide an auxiliarycomb which automatically acts to comb or brush up the hair at or nearthe neck so that it may be engaged by the cutter before cutting and alsoto dislodge the hair and cause it to fall into the apron after cutting;to provide a method of shaping the apron So as to give it a spoon orscoop shape when in use; to pro vide a method of fastening the apronabout the neck and arm when in use; and to provide other advantages andresults, some of which appear in connection with the followingdescription.

I attain the objects as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 shows the outline of my device. Fig. 2, shows my deviceadjusted in place upon the arm and neck as it is intended to be worn.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throu bout the several views.

In ig. 1, a shows the apron proper; b shows the arm-hole which isadapted to fit around the wrist; a shows an elastic carrying hem aboutthe circumference of the arm-hole b; (1 shows the combing teeth at theneck portion of the apron a. The dotted line e-e shows the crease madein the apron a, in order to make it scoop shaped about the neck; f showsthe socket and 9' shows the ball which comprise the ball and socketfastening device for use in adjusting the apron about the neck; It and hshow portions of the apron edges on both sides between the arm-hole andneckportion which are fluted in order to draw the edges and give a scoopshape to the apron at its center portion.

I11 useit will be understood that the clastic car1'y1ng hem c inpuckering about the wrlst, the folding of the neck portion as indicatedand due to the creased portions and the fluted portions 71- and 7& givethe apron when in use the desired scoop shape both around the neck andbetween the wrist and neck.

it is of course readily seen that when the hair is cut with the armapron in its pos1 tlon as outlined, the falling hair is caught andretained in the scoop portion of the apron, thus preventing thecluttering of the floor and rendering a sweeping unnecessary. \Vhen aperson is cutting his own hair the comb teeth operate slightly with themotion of the arm and result in the hair about the neck being combed orbrushed upward so that the cutter can act thereon. The teeth also act todislodge the hair after it is cut and cause it to fall into the apron.

I propose to make my improved apron from rubber sheeting, so that it maybe easily washed and sterilized after each using. It will, however, beunderstood that the apron can be made from any other suitabie materialor fabric at will.

The apron is preferably elongated in shape and somewhat elliptical, withthe neck end formed wider than the wrist end, so that the apron willcover a substantial part of both shoulders and one arm only.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure-by Letters Patent of the United States.

1. An apron of the kind described, elongated in shape to cover theshoulders and one arm only of the wearer and having at one end thereofan opening sufficiently large to admit the hand and fit around the wristand having its opposite end so shaped as to fit about the neck, andcarrying means of fastening together its neck shaped ends.

2. An apron of the kind described, elongated in shape to cover theshoulders and one arm only of the wearer and having at one end thereofan opening sufliciently large to admit the hand and fit around thewrist, said opening having on its circumference an elastic carrying hem,said apron having its opposite end formed wider than the wrist end andso shaped as to fit about-the neck and carrying means of fasteningtogether its neck shaped ends. 7 i

3. An apron of the kind described having at one end thereof an openingsufficiently large to admit the'hand and fit around the wrist and havingits opposite end so shaped as to fit about the neck, said neck shapedend carrying a series of teeth and having means of fastening togetherits neck shaped ends.

4. An apron of the kind described having at one end thereof an openingsufliciently large to admit the arm, said opening having on itscircumference an elastic carrying hem, said apron having its oppositeend so shaped as to fit about the neck, said neck shaped end carrying aseries of teeth and havin means of fastening together its neck shapetends.

5. An apron of the kind described having at one end thereof an openingsufficiently large to admit the hand and fit around the Wrist and havingits opposite end so shaped as to fit about the neck, said neck shapedend carrying a series of teeth and having thereon means for doubling upto form a scoop around the neck, and fastening'means for securingtogether its neck shaped ends.

6. An apron of the kind described, elongated in shape to cover theshoulders and one arm only of the wearer and having at one end thereofan opening sufiiciently large to admit the hand and fit around the wristand having its opposite end so shaped as to fit about the neck, saidneck shaped end having thereon means for doubling up to form a scooparound the neck, and fastening means for securing together its neckshaped ends.

7. An apron of the kind described having at one end thereof an openingsufficiently large to admitthe arm, having its opposite ends so shapedas to fit about the neck and having a series of flutes on both itsintermediate edges.

8. An apron of the kind described having at one end thereof an openingsuiiiciently large to admit the arm, having its opposite end shaped tofit about the neck, carrying fastening means on its neck shaped end andhaving a series of flutes on both. its intermediate edges.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

EMMA C. PEASE.

Vitnesses LAURIS'LON BUNKER, EMMA Coon.

